I dont like the new profile layout either

Most prominent have been the amendments to the sportswriter profile pages, which have been completely reformatted.If you skim the new community forum, you will see that the modifications have not gone over very well. Perhaps the most visible and vocal promoter of this standpoint has been Daniel Barber, aka Hotnuke.As with the vast majority of Bleacher Report writers, I do not actually know Mr Barber. I had read a few of his articles, and he mine; I knew of his reputation as a frequent Article of the Day winner and one of the top writers on the site. I usually agreed with his opinions and was impressed by his prose.Mr Barber reacted quite strongly to the sites changes I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, he wrote This shit absolutely sucks. I mean SUCKS.He criticized the lack of aesthetic appeal, expressed concern that there was no way to highlight his AOTDs, and was frustrated by the lack of specific answers he was getting from the B/R administrative staff.Now, I dont have a problem with complaining. Personally, I dont think the profiles are so ugly that the enjoyment of coming and writing for B/R will simply not be there, but if it bothers him that much, he certainly has the right to say so.My concern was over his threat that, if he didnt start getting specific answers and promises to change soon, he would suspend his account and remove his articles from the site.Again, as an isolated incident, this wouldnt be that big of a deal.

A guy gets frustrated and decides he has better ways to spend his time. Thats fine.What I fear is the mindset that may have led to his ultimatum and subsequent action. Its a potentially radioactive mentality that, if it spreads, would be cancerous to the B/R community: the attitude that we, the sites contributors, have the right to make demands about how the site should do business.While I hate to put it in such callous terms, the truth is that BleacherReport owes us nothing.The people behind the curtain provide us with a place to express our passion for sports to an audience that will actually appreciate it. They help us network with other fans and expose our work to major media outlets. The more people read, the more advertisers write checks.Thats not reason to say they are indebted to us; thats the nature of a symbiotic relationship. The fact that we help them make money doesnt mean the service they give away is any less valuable. But the fact of the matter is, short of not plagiarizing our articles and selling our contact information to spammers, the guys in San Francisco have no obligations to us writers.The editors could belittle our writing, ridicule our opinions, and insult our mothers, yet it would still be a worthwhile endeavor (such disrespect would surely chase a number of writers away, but the service would remain as valuable as it is now).And, in spite of all this, the B/R administrators have gone above and beyond my expectations for responsiveness.While I realize that other members have been dissatisfied at times with the communication (or lack thereof) from the people at the top, I have been very impressed by my interactions with them.

Whenever Ive emailed someone about a question or problem, I heard back within a few hours; thats more than I can say for most services that I actually pay for.I dont like the new profile layout either. I think that the biography section has been marginalized, the awards are too big, the bulletin board is disorganized, and that removing the pictures from the display of recent articles was a mistake.But unlike some other writers, I didnt think it destroyed the fun of Bleacher Report. Most of the popular suggestions, he said, would soon be implemented; he also addressed the ones that werent, explaining why he and the staff disagreed.Can you imagine someone from Facebook or MySpace doing thatBleacher Report isnt perfect But we writers have a pretty good gig going for us. Its important that we respect that, especially at this time of year.Its been 64 years after the first military detonations of atomic bombs, and the world has avoided their use in warfare since.The B/R community has seen one Hotnuke explosion. If we dont put a stop to it now, soon there will be no one left but cockroaches.. The Miami Dolphins face the Buffalo Bills in two days, and the Dolphins look to be without one of their starting offensive linemen Here is each team's full injury report as of Friday, Nov. 27: Miami Dolphins Probable: C Joe Berger (knee); RB Ricky Williams (chest) Questionable: none Doubtful: DE Lionel Dotson (ankle); C Jake Grove (ankle) With starting center Jake Grove likely out against Buffalo, Joe Berger will get his first career start.